Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on UCROWDME October 5, 2020 Fusing together $25 billion dollar industries within the innovation and consumer insights space could well be what global consumers and businesses really need and demand, says Greg Griffiths identifying what our team sees as ‘a huge gap in the market that impacts global progression’. It was back in early 2014 that the raw concept for [...]
UK firms receive over £5bn in subsidies for company cars October 5, 2020 UK companies received a total of £5.1bn from the government in subsidies for buying company cars, new data released today showed. According to a survey carried out by campaign group Transport & Environment, European governments as a whole have shelled out €32bn (£29bn) on such subsidies, most of which goes towards diesel and petrol vehicles. [...]
Former No 10 spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb tipped for BBC chairman role October 5, 2020 Former Downing Street spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb is said to have taken pole position in the race to become the next chairman of the BBC. Gibb, who served as Theresa May’s communications director and formerly headed up the BBC’s political output, was being lined up for a non-executive position on the broadcaster’s board. But [...]
Worst September on record for new car registrations October 5, 2020 New car registration fell to their lowest level since records began in September in a further blow for the battered auto industry. Just 328,041 cars were registered last month, down 4.4 per cent lower year-on-year, new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed. That’s the weakest performance since the introduction of [...]
Cineworld shares plunge 56 per cent on plans to axe 45,000 staff October 5, 2020 Cineworld shares plummeted as much as 56 per cent this morning as it announced plans to slash around 45,000 jobs and temporarily shutter its UK and US cinemas. The cinema chain today said it will pull the curtain down on its 127 British Cineworld and Picturehouse cinema screens and 536 US theatres from Thursday, putting [...]
London may be empty but community spirit must stay strong October 5, 2020 Just over six months since lockdown restrictions were first imposed, life today is very different for all of us with workplaces in the Square Mile. My workplace – Mansion House – would normally be buzzing with activity, hosting delegations from around the world and major set-piece events. The government’s recently revised guidance on working from [...]
Brexit: Boris Johnson says he does not want a no-deal exit from EU October 4, 2020 Boris Johnson has said he does not want a no-deal Brexit, but that the UK would “more than live with it” if need be. Johnson said today that a deal “was there to be done”, just a day after the UK and EU agreed to extend negotiations a further two weeks, but that gaps remain [...]
Covid & the City: Guildhall Yard to become testing centre October 2, 2020 A temporary coronavirus testing centre will be established in the historic heart of the Guildhall, the City of London announced today. Guildhall Yard will house a temporary testing centre, to be installed next week, for an initial period of three months. The Guildhall serves today as the City Corporation’s headquarters, with the building tracing its [...]
“Mind boggling” crackdown on pavement advertising slammed by City restaurateur October 2, 2020 Soren Jessen, owner and operator of City favourite 1 Lombard Street received a letter from the Corporation barring him from placing more than one pavement sign to prevent overcrowding
Shot in the arm for e-sports market as David Beckham-backed enterprise is UK’s first to float October 2, 2020 David Beckham’s e-sports company Guild Esports started trading on the London Stock Exchange today. The firm, which trades under the ticker GILD, is the first major e-sports company to go public in the UK. Guild Esports said earlier this week that its oversubscribed offering of 250m shares was priced at 8 pence per ordinary share. [...]